Criminal charges brought against Jehovah’s Witnesses recruiters in Orenburg region

[Guest Nicole]

ORENBURG, May 22. /TASS/. Charges have been brought against organizers of a Jehovah’s Witnesses chapter in the Orenburg Region in the southern Urals, a spokesman for the regional department of Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Tuesday.

“A criminal case has been opened under part 1, Article 282.2 of the Russian Criminal Code (organization of activities of a religious organization subject to termination for extremist activities under an enforced court ruling), part 2, Article 282.2 of the Russian Criminal Code (participation in Jehovah’s Witnesses activities), and part 1, Article 282.3 of the Russian Criminal Code (financing extremist activities),” the spokesman said.

According to the investigators, nine persons were found to be engaged in the activities of the regional chapter of Jehovah’s Witnesses religious organization since April 2017. They organized the chapter’s meetings and recruited new members. Three of them were detained last week, with two being later put in custody and one placed under house arrest. The rest were slapped with travel restrictions.

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